Posts Tagged: work capacity

A preliminary study on the effects of fatigue on firefighters

Author: Pond, Ann Benson
Date Published: 2003
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 2, fatigue, work capacity, physiology

Demands of the Job: The Development and Validation of a Job-Related Work Capacity Test for Wildland Firefighting

Author: Brian Sharkey
Date Published: 1999
Publisher: USDA Forest Service
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, work capacity, work capacity test

Project Aquarius 9. Relative influence of job demands and personal factors on the energy expenditure, strain, and productivity of men suppressing wildland fires

Author: Baker, M. M., Beasley, F. A., Brotherhood, J. R., Budd, G. M., Cheney, N. P., Costin, B. P., Dawson,
Date Published: June 1997
Publisher: International Journal of Wildland Fire
Keywords: Initiative 2, wildland firefighting, work capacity, situational factors, job function

Functional, postural and perceived balance for predicting the work ability of firefighters

Author: Anne Punakallio, Sirpa Lusa and Ritva Luukkonen
Date Published: October 2004
Publisher: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health
Keywords: postural control, balance testing, work ability assessment, Initiative 6, work capacity, balance

Physiological Assessment of Firefighting, Search and Rescue in the Built Environment

Author: Not Listed
Date Published: 2006
Publisher: Office of the Deputy Prime Minister Fire Research Division, London
Keywords: Initiative 6, work capacity, physiological assessment

Fitness Self-Perception and Vo2max in Firefighters Popular

Author: Peate, WF; Lundergan, L; Johnson, JJ
Date Published: June 2002
Publisher: Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, lung function, work capacity, aerobic capacity

The Effects of Oxygen Enriched Air on Firefighter Job Performance

Author: Williams, Bernard E.
Date Published: February 1998
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 3, SCBA, work capacity, tactics and tasks, oxygen-enriched air

Validation of a Physical Work Performance Evaluation for Incumbent Firefighters

Author: Darrell Mendenhall; Steven Moffatt; Tisch Williams; Mike Reeves; James Greeson; C. Shawn Shelton; Ho
Date Published: December 2005
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: physical fitness evaluations, work capacity, training qualifications/standards, Initiative 6, physical fitness

Relationship between fire fighting suppression tasks and physical fitness

Author: Williford, HN; Duey, WJ; Olson, MS; Howard, R; Wang, N
Date Published: 1999 Sep;42(9):1179-
Publisher: Ergonomics
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, work capacity

Physiological responses of firefighters and performance predictors during a simulated rescue of hospital patients.

Author: von Heimburg ED, Rasmussen AK, Medbo JI.
Date Published: February 2006
Publisher: Ergonomics
Keywords: Initiative 6, physiological responses, work capacity